Wednesday, June 26, 2013

I know it's hard to believe but I have never posted this photo before. You are looking north up Industrial Avenue from Hamilton Avenue in 1910 during a shift change or lunch.

Here is a little different view of the same intersection taken from the roof of the W.F.Stewart body factory in 1910 showing the Oak Park subdivision after it has been built. That is the Weston-Mott factory on the right with the new Industrial bank now located just west across Industrial Avenue. The bank was originally located in the Stewart factory. Links:

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

This is the same gate as shown below only in 1974. That is body receiving shown in the foreground and mentioned below. That is factory #44 being built. I entered this gate more than any other in my 30 years with G.M. and it was also my first and last at Buick.

This view facing northwest is the same gate as shown in the photos above and below. That is body receiving in the background. I like the sign at right: BEAT OLD AGE & GOUT 30 & OUT Story about 30 & out September 1971. These workers are the reason I am enjoying retirement today instead of laying in a casket.

This ghost image shows the Buick factory in 1910 at the same location as shown above & below.

This would be the most photographed entrance of the Buick factory in Flint, Michigan. This photo I took is included in the newest book published about Flint by author Gordon Young. The book is titled... Teardown: Memoir of a vanishing city. Links:

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The original purpose of this Blog was as a quick retrieval point for my research data. "It grew out of control rather quickly". I do not hold claim to everything here. As with all history I build and hopefully expand on other peoples efforts. I spend many hours trying to ensure the accuracy of this history which is always evolving. I have worked at many different G.M. plants in my 30 years with the company. I've spent time at the old Chevy V8 plant in Flint, Michigan in 1970 going to night school in the dynamometer room, then onto Buick in 1972, followed by 9 months at the Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, known as Chevy In The Hole. I was called back to Buick after the economy picked up in 1974. In 1997 I went north 50 miles to Bay City Powertrain, which was another old Chevrolet plant. Like most GM. employees I worked some special assignments at other plants in north America. I welcome feedback on anything I post, pertaining to the General Motors Factories. I especially like corrections or new information.